Press Releases

HANALEI AND ʻANINI – Department of Water (DOW) customers in the Hanalei Community and ʻAnini Beach areas remain under a water conservation request.  A mechanical failure on the water system’s pump station occurred back on April 4, 2025, which impacted...

HANALEI AND ʻANINI – Water conservation measures remain in place for residents on Kauaiʻs north shore.  Department of Water (DOW) customers in the Hanalei community and ʻAnini Beach areas are asked to continue conserving water due to a mechanical failure...

LĪHUE – The Department of Water (DOW) reminds residents that thereʻs still time to enter the April grand prize drawing to win a 50-gallon rain barrel.  Three (3) rain barrels will be given out, in honor of Earth Day, which...

HANALEI AND ʻANINI – The Department of Water (DOW) reminds customers in the Hanalei community and ʻAnini Beach areas to continue water conservation efforts, due to a mechanical failure on the water system’s pump station that occurred on April 4,...

1:15 p.m. KALĀHEO (UPDATE) - Water service has been restored. --- KALĀHEO - Scheduled water service shutdown for Wednesday, April 16, 2025 on a portion of Puu Road, between Papalina Road and Puu Kulana Place, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

6:30 p.m. HANALEI AND KILAUEA – The Department of Water (DOW) has issued an immediate water conservation notice to customers in Hanalei and ‘Anini areas until further notice, due to a mechanical failure on the water system’s pump station.  Customers...

KALĀHEO – The Department of Water (DOW) and its contractor, Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc. (HDCCI) announce intermittent lane closure notices for portions of Pu’uwai Road and Po’ohiwi Road, through April 30, 2025, weather permitting.  The lane closures are necessary to...

The Department of Water (DOW) joins Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami in proclaiming Kauaiʻs 14th Annual Fix a Leak Week from March 17 to March 23, 2025, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyʻs (EPA) WaterSense programʻs 17th Anniversary of...

The Department of Water, County of Kauaʻi earned their fourth WaterSense Award for Excellence in Education and Outreach. New in 2023, the Department organized a month-long Your Better Yard campaign to showcase easy xeriscaping options for water-efficient landscaping. The Department...